The Derby della Madonnina , also known as the Derby di Milano or the Milan Derby , as it is known in the English-speaking world , is a derby football match between the two prominent Milanese clubs Internazionale and Milan.

It is called Derby della Madonnina in honour of one of the main sights in the city of Milan, the statue of the Virgin Mary on the top of the Duomo , which is often referred to as the Madonnina "Little Madonna" in Italian.

In the past, Inter was seen as the club of the Milan bourgeoisie nicknamed bauscia , a Milanese term meaning "braggart" , whereas Milan nicknamed casciavit , meaning in the milanese dialect "screwdriver", with reference to the blue-collar worker was supported mainly by working class.

On the other hand, the Rossoneri were also known as tramvee i. Today, this difference has largely been mitigated. Taking place at least twice during the year via the league fixtures, this cross-town rivalry has extended to the Coppa Italia , Champions League , and Supercoppa Italiana , as well as minor tournaments and friendlies.

It is one of the only major crosstown derbies in association football that are always played in the same stadium, in this case the San Siro , as both Milan and Internazionale call San Siro "home".

Initially, the team included a cricket section, managed by Edward Berra, and a football section managed by David Allison. The triumph of was particularly relevant because it ended the consecutive series of wins of Genoa , which had been the only team to have won the title prior to On 9 March , issues over the signing of foreign players led to a split and the foundation of Football Club Internazionale.

The first derby match between the two Milanese rivals was held in the final of the Chiasso Cup of , a football tournament played in Canton Ticino , Switzerland , on 18 October of that year; the Rossoneri won 2—1.

In the s, the Milan derby saw two big stars of Italian football come face-to-face. One of the most representative players of Inter was Sandro Mazzola , the son of former Torino player Valentino Mazzola who, along with most of his Torino teammates, died in the Superga air disaster after dominating Serie A for four seasons.

This era saw brilliant derby matches and an increasing rivalry: Milan again won the title in — During this successful period for both teams, Milan were coached by Nereo Rocco and Inter by Helenio Herrera , both coaching many notable players.

The rivalry continued on the Italian national team , where two players from their respective clubs would often not play together, with one usually being substituted by the other at half-time.

Rivera ended up losing the starting line-up to Mazzola in the final against Brazil , in which Italy was defeated 1—4 by the South Americans.

He would later enter in the 84th minute after Italy were already far behind. Often hailed as the greatest-ever Milan side, the team stemming from the European champions managed by Arrigo Sacchi , contained legendary Milan players, Marco van Basten , Ruud Gullit , Frank Rijkaard and Paolo Maldini , amongst others.

This was seen as a controversial decision by many, as even though the title won the previous season by Juventus was also stripped, it was left un-awarded, which many felt should have also been the case with the —06 title.

Inter went on to win the —07 Serie A title as well in a season that saw Juventus relegated from the top division, and Milan, as punishment, starting the season with negative points.

As the Italian league recovered from the aftermath of the match-fixing scandal, Inter continued to dominate, winning each league up until the —10 season in which they secured the title on the last day of the season.

That season had also seen Inter become the first Italian side to win a treble. In addition to their league title, Inter had secured the Coppa Italia and their first Champions League title since That season also saw Milan win both derby matches, keeping clean sheets in both fixtures.

Since , both Milan teams have lagged behind Juventus in Serie A, with a disappointing ninth-place finish for Inter in —13 and a difficult campaign for Milan in —15 , finishing tenth.

In total, Milan have 47 titles, while Inter have In terms of identity, Milan is the older club and few Milan members were unhappy about not being able to buy foreign players, so they decided to form a club that accepts players from all over the world, hence the name Internazionale Milano.

In short, Milan is more successful but to say which one is better that will depend on your personal taste and preference.

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The feedback you provide will help us show you more relevant content in the future. Answered Mar 13, The most important players of this team were: Maldini, Rivera, Baresi, P.

Maldini, Van Basten, Gullit, Rjikaard. The only thing Inter have against Milan is not playing in Serie B. Last year they were masters of anti-football, even worse than catenaccio, and the years before all they did was give the ball to Ibra, and hoped he made something out of nothing.

The best team of Milano is A. They, produce fine, world-class "gentlemen" footballers, and their squads were always a delicate mix e.

Believe or not, I think Inter have a stronger and more direct side this year, are actually good. They were smart to get Pazzini and Nagatomo, and did well to keep Sneijder, and other great players.